Scientific Name: Deschampsia cespitosa

Common Name: tufted hairgrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Very variable perennial forming large tussocks.

Height (m): 0.15 – 1.2

Flowers: Spikelets green purplish, anthers yellow or purple.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
No data available for this species
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationCoastal VegetationGrasslandSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Damp to wet situations, fresh or brackish water, margins of saltmarsh, from sea level to over 1500m on the west coast, south-west, east coast, north-east, north-west, Midlands, Ben Lomond and Central Highlands.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Shady, Waterlogged, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Division

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Use fresh seed, spring or autumn. Not suitable for direct seeding.

Cutting & Division Information

Best grown by division in early spring.